If you’re interested in native wildflowers of Alberta, I highly recommend visiting Waterton in late spring or early summer. There is a reason why they put on a Wildflower Festival in spring! When our family went on a brief trip to the area in June, I tried to take as many photos of flowers as I could but definitely missed a lot. Browse more blooms here!
It’s also useful to visit to get an idea of the types of flowers that grow together, and in what conditions. I think I should visit again on my own so I can browse in peace and at my leisure, though 😉
Littleleaf Alumroot (Heuchera parvifolia). (I’m guessing on the variety, but definitely a heuchera of some sort). Isn’t it amazing how it’s growing straight out of the side of this mountain?!
Just some gorgeous scenery!
And another!
Not sure what these are, but they were a lovely spot of color on this rocky beach.
I believe this is cow parsnip (Heracleum maximum).
Thimbleberry (Rubus parviflorus)
Silky Phacelia (Phacelia sericea)
Sticky Purple Geranium (Geranium viscossisimum)
Silvery Lupine (Lupinus argenteus)
Prairie Smoke/ Old Man’s Whiskers/ Three Flowered Avens (Geum triflorum)
Smooth Blue Beardtongue (Penstemon nitidus)
Alpine Pussytoes (Antennaria alpina)
Potentilla (Potentilla fruticosa)
Bearberry/ Kinnikinnick (Arctostaphylos uva-ursi)
Yellow Penstemon (Penstemon confertus)
Chokecherry (Prunus virginiana)
I’m not sure what these are! They reminded me of strawberry flowers, but on tall stems…
Sulphur Buckwheat (Eriogonum umbellatum)
This gorgeous stormy sky we saw on the way home!
I highly, highly recommend visiting Waterton Lakes National Park if you’re able to in late spring. The flowers are absolutely breathtaking! Much more beautiful in real life than in photos. And…I’m just recalling the seas of fireweed that bloom in July. So really, you can’t go wrong with a visit anytime!
Check out this post to see some wildflowers that bloom in my prairie garden in June as well.
Happy Gardening!
